The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-11-05
FROM THE COUNTY SEAT.
Local Happenings in Mauch Chunk Spiel
Written Up.

WIltlen OVt
Mrs. Samuel Williams, formerly. of
town. now of Bethlehem, is visiting her son
r. NJ. Williams.
e. NJ. Kuntz ana wife are nicely locat-
ed in the house on Broadway recently va
Gated by E. r. Brown.
The. wife of NJ. S. Kemerer, who has
been ailing for long time, has been pro-
nounced beyond recovery.
&C. II. Bower. Republican candidate for
county treasurer, was in town Saturday
passing around his ''stickers."
There is a rumor afloat that we are TO
have new court house, TO be located in
the vicinity of the county prison.
-Thos L. Foster, president of the Sc
cond National Bank. on Tuesday lost an
interesting son fifteen years of age.
-Ex-Gov. John f. Hartranft was regis
tered at the American House this week ;the
General is now engaged in the insurance
business.
C. C. Lins, formerly of Lebanon, has
been appointed TO q clerkship under b. T.
Kuntz in the Central Railroad office. Mr.
l.. will make this his permanent residence
-Chas. Sewell, formerly of Laury & Sc
well, Weissport bakers, opened bakery, on
Nov. 1st, at the old stand of c. Volmer;the
latter having accepted position in Phila-
delphia.
VIM. Reed, tobacconist, is taking an
inventory of stock preparatory to disposing
eff the same to Tamaqua gentleman, who
will carry on the business at the old stand
Mr.. Reed goes to Allentown.
The usual disgraceful performances of
Hallow cen were enacted in this borough.
The three expensive borough policemen are
entitled to medals (?) for their wide awake
activity. On this occasion as on all others
they were not about.
Andrew Angesser, for many years oc-
cupying the Iehigh Coal & Navigation
Co.'s stables-carrying on the livery busi-
ness-having received a quit notice, has
moved into his new building on Susque-
hanna street. The old stables are being
torn down to make place for the new Jersey
Central depot.
The Mauch Chunk Cemetery Co. is
now engaged in extending their property
in the 2nd ward; the demand for burial
lots has made this step necessary. We are
sorry to note that portion of the old path
leading from the market house to 2nd
ward will be cut off and fenced in by the
company; this is unfortunate for large
number of citizens as it will compel those
accustomed TO use the old path to go around
by the soldiers monument Last year the
Catholic parish cut off an old and well es-
tablished path to upper Mauch Chunk, and
this year brings about the fencing in of the
middle path, ard soon there will be but the
one access to 2nd ward, TO the great incon-
venience of large number of citizens.
Quite sensation was created in the
upper end of town Monday morning by
sudden strike in the Mauch Chunk shoe
Tha Saf p1axr l,a
dent was handed written petition signed
by all the girls and two boys. being the
whole number of employees in the finishing
department, except one. This one was
Miss McCraw, she being the alleged cause
of the grievances. The netition simply
stated that if Miss McCraw continued to
work the rest would stop. On Monday the
Objectionable one came to begin work, which
was the occasion of the rest, sixteen in
number, going out on a strike. The fore
man being absent, the president inyestigat-
ed the trouble, and requested the girls to
return, except Miss McCraw, and all went
merry until Wednesday morning when the
foreman returned, learned of the difficulty,
reinstated Miss McCraw and the same strik-
ers went out once more. The foreman
then discharged the forelady, holding her
accountable for the girls striking. This
"wednesday evening it is stated that new
forelady arrived in town OIL the six o'clock
p. m. train and will be on duty tomorrow
morning. The sixteen strikers seem to be
determined in their declarations not to go
to work unless the ex-forelady is reinstated.
Since the action on part of the strikers was
unanimous the presumption is strong that
the request for the removal of the objec-
| tionable one was well founded. The girls
made no written charge in their petition
but gave satisfactory explanations to the
president The question now being dis
cussed is whether the foreman's actions
| will be endorsed by the president and board
of managers. The strikers all reside in
| town; the foreman is new comer The
president is now absent from town; on his
return the whole matter will be thorough
| ly ventilated and we shall learn the result.